JR#97
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I'm thinking of getting a stomp box compressor. What do you guru's suggest and most importantly what should I stay away from? 18 years of playing the guitar and I've never used one.. go figure...
JR#97
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what? no one uses a compressor in their guitar rig? damn....
Well, does anyone know of a midi controllable compressor? Not necessarily a guitar specific comp.. just any midi controllable comp.
Well, does anyone know of a midi controllable compressor? Not necessarily a guitar specific comp.. just any midi controllable comp.
Ginzoo
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Not quite midi...
I have used the MXR dyna comp for about 12 years.It was used and real old when I got it.Still works like a champ.
I have used the MXR dyna comp for about 12 years.It was used and real old when I got it.Still works like a champ.
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milesmaxwell
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Vision Sound Route 66
I tested the Route 66 alongside the Boss compression CS-5 and went with this one.
Compression pedals in a live rig are subject to taste to say the least. All I knew getting into it was that it would steady my dynamics and most likely make things louder. I also needed a fake Tube screamer at the time and was thrilled to see this pedal come as a combo with a compression. Mine has the center spot on my pedal board and is probably the most used (next to the tuner.
milesmaxwell
I tested the Route 66 alongside the Boss compression CS-5 and went with this one.
Compression pedals in a live rig are subject to taste to say the least. All I knew getting into it was that it would steady my dynamics and most likely make things louder. I also needed a fake Tube screamer at the time and was thrilled to see this pedal come as a combo with a compression. Mine has the center spot on my pedal board and is probably the most used (next to the tuner.
milesmaxwell
64Firebird
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I tried out a lot of compressors a few months ago and went with the Boss. I thought it did the best job without changing the tone too much.
JR#97
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Re: Vision Sound Route 66
I've scoped on the Route 66, but wasn't too sure about the TS9 emulation. How does it compare to the real deal?
milesmaxwell said:I tested the Route 66 alongside the Boss compression CS-5 and went with this one.
Compression pedals in a live rig are subject to taste to say the least. All I knew getting into it was that it would steady my dynamics and most likely make things louder. I also needed a fake Tube screamer at the time and was thrilled to see this pedal come as a combo with a compression. Mine has the center spot on my pedal board and is probably the most used (next to the tuner.
milesmaxwell
I've scoped on the Route 66, but wasn't too sure about the TS9 emulation. How does it compare to the real deal?
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milesmaxwell
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ts9 vs. Route 66
to be honest, I've only played the Ibanez Green Machine tube screamer a handful of times and only twice live and, with that limited exposure, the route 66 was close enough for me. The pedal was just a great compromise of two effects I needed at an ideal price point.
I know we can all find it for ourselves but here's the list of reviews on H-C's site.
http://www.harmony-central.com/Effects/Data/Visual_Sound/Route_66-01.html
milesmaxwell
to be honest, I've only played the Ibanez Green Machine tube screamer a handful of times and only twice live and, with that limited exposure, the route 66 was close enough for me. The pedal was just a great compromise of two effects I needed at an ideal price point.
I know we can all find it for ourselves but here's the list of reviews on H-C's site.
http://www.harmony-central.com/Effects/Data/Visual_Sound/Route_66-01.html
milesmaxwell
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gelon
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My favorite was always the Boss - I've got a couple. It's the choice of country pickers like Brent Mason, and, I believe, Albert Lee (with a Tele and Twin or Deluxe, ya can't go wrong for that "chicken-pickin' thang"). I've found it's great for overdriven west-coast style rock, as well. They're solid and take a whole lotta mistreatin'. Great for serious limiting, or just a bit of smoothing. The MXR has a different feel, a bit smoother and subtler, but is also a favorite (didn't Eddie use one?). Sometimes you can find them in pawn shops for cheap (both). G.
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C Williams
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Somewhat emphatically, I'd recommend an older Boss compressor over any of the new ones. I bought a CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer (along with a bunch of other Boss pedals) right after graduation in 1990. These pedals just seemed adequate at the time, but a listen to the recordings I made with them reveals their warm, happening tone. Like a fool, I sold them in the mid-nineties.
Then, in 1997 or so, I picked up a brand new Boss CS-3, thinking I'd get the same sound with the added bonus of a tone control. Unfortunately, it sounded sooooo brittle and sterile! I never got the CS-3 to sound anything like the CS-2, which was so good it inspired my playing and probably still would. That CS-2 lent an attack that worked wonders for my broken-chord-picking style.
I'm so sentimental about the CS-2, I have begun to attribute magical powers to its lovely light blue paint.
Then, in 1997 or so, I picked up a brand new Boss CS-3, thinking I'd get the same sound with the added bonus of a tone control. Unfortunately, it sounded sooooo brittle and sterile! I never got the CS-3 to sound anything like the CS-2, which was so good it inspired my playing and probably still would. That CS-2 lent an attack that worked wonders for my broken-chord-picking style.
I'm so sentimental about the CS-2, I have begun to attribute magical powers to its lovely light blue paint.
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C Williams
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P.S. I traded that CS-3 for a friend's DOD Digital Delay and a Vox Distortion/Booster. Well, at least the Vox looks cool... sheesh.
JR#97
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C Williams said:
I had that same DOD digital delay along with a DOD analog delay, DOD flanger, DOD chorus, DOD noise gate, and an ancient DOD sustainer. All shit. All ripped off and I don't miss any of it. I do miss the Boss GE-7 that got jacked though...
Speeddemon
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Clive Hugh
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One thing I forgot to mention, I read it in a "Guitar Player" article years ago by the Boss company, always put your compressor first in the signal chain . They recommended Guitar to compressor to distortion to delay to graphic equaliser, I've done it ever since and found it a good system.
A good one for distortion is to turn the tone control way back on the guitar - neck pickup and use the distortion in the above sequence, really smooth, ideal substitute for an organ sound, I used it on "A Whiter Shade of Pale" for years.
A good one for distortion is to turn the tone control way back on the guitar - neck pickup and use the distortion in the above sequence, really smooth, ideal substitute for an organ sound, I used it on "A Whiter Shade of Pale" for years.